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Subject:Re[2]: Pet Peeves From:Bonni Graham <Bonni_Graham_at_Enfin-SD -at- RELAY -dot- PROTEON -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 14 Oct 1993 17:44:00 EST
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From: Faith Weber <weber -at- EASI -dot- ENET -dot- DEC -dot- COM>
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Steve complains:
> >Then there're
redundancies: "PC computer"
Jim responds:
> >This could serve an instructive purpose for an audience who
does not know that the PC IS a computer. Ditto for "ABS braking
system." What is redundancy for one audience might be a helpful
apposition for another.
Faith says:
> >"PC computer" doesn't tell readers unfamiliar with the term "PC"
> >what kind of computer it is
Actually, it does: a Politically Correct computer. And, I might add, after the
recent racism/sexism firestorm, it's something we ALL need <grin>.
